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04/07/2022 18:00

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RNS Number : 2755R  Oxford Metrics PLC  04 July 2022

4 July 2022

Oxford Metrics plc

("Oxford Metrics" or the "Company")

Exercise of Options, Director Dealing and Total Voting Rights

Oxford Metrics plc (AIM:OMG), the smart sensing software company servicing,
life sciences, entertainment and engineering markets, announces that, on 4
July 2022, it issued 2,200,000 new ordinary shares of 0.25 pence each in the
Company following an exercise of options pursuant to the Company's share
option schemes to certain Directors of the Company; Nicholas Bolton (Chief
Executive Officer), David Deacon (Chief Financial Officer) and Catherine
Robertson (Executive Director) (together the "Exercising PDMRs").

The Exercising PDMRs have exercised, in aggregate, options over 2,200,000
shares and have sold 928,212 shares to cover the exercise cost and personal
tax liabilities arising from the exercise.

Following the dealings described above, the Exercising PDMRs beneficial
interests in the Company are set out below:

 Director / PDMR      Current holding of Shares  Options exercised  Shares sold to cover exercise cost and tax liabilities  New holding of Shares  % of total voting rights in the Company((1))

 Nicholas Bolton      2,383,565                  1,200,000          513,002                                                 3,070,563              2.41%
 David Deacon         1,146,821                  600,000            179,026                                                 1,567,795              1.23%
 Catherine Robertson  1,439,201                  400,000            236,184                                                 1,603,017              1.26%

(1)      Total Voting Rights of 127,415,890 as at 24 June 2022

Pursuant to the exercise of these share options, the Company confirms that
application has been made to the London Stock Exchange for the admission of
2,200,000 Ordinary Shares to trading on AIM. Admission is expected to take
place at 8.00am on 11 July 2022.

Total Voting Rights

Following Admission, the Company will have 129,615,890 Ordinary Shares in
issue with each share carrying the right to one vote. The Company has no
Ordinary Shares held in treasury. The total number of voting rights in the
Company following Admission will therefore be 129,615,890.

 Oxford Metrics                               +44 (0) 1865 261800

 Nick Bolton, CEO

 David Deacon, CFO

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 Simon Willis

 Hugo Rubinstein

 Tejas Padalkar

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 Matt Dixon / Jamille Smith / Jemima Gurney

 

About Oxford Metrics

 

Oxford Metrics develops software that enables the interface between the real
world and its virtual twin. Our smart sensing software helps over 10,000
customers in more than 70 countries, including all of the world's top 10 games
companies and all of the top 20 universities worldwide. Founded in 1984, we
started our journey in healthcare, expanded into entertainment, winning an
OSCAR® and an Emmy®, then moved into defence and engineering. We have a
track record of creating value by incubating, growing and then augmenting
through acquisition, unique technology businesses.

 

The Group trades through its market-leading division: Vicon. Vicon is a world
leader in motion measurement analysis to thousands of customers worldwide,
including Guy's Hospital, Industrial Light & Magic, MIT and NASA.

 

The Group is headquartered in Oxford with offices in California, Colorado, and
Auckland. Since 2001, Oxford Metrics (LSE: OMG), has been a quoted company
listed on AIM, a market operated by the London Stock Exchange. For more
information about Oxford Metrics, visit www.oxfordmetrics.com
(http://www.oxfordmetrics.com/)

 

 1   Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely
     associated
 a)  Name                                                         1.   Nicholas Bolton

                                                                  2.   David Deacon

                                                                  3.   Catherine Robertson
 2   Reason for the notification
 a)  Position/status                                              1.   PDMR - Chief Executive Officer

                                                                  2.   PDMR - Chief Financial Officer

                                                                  3.   PDMR - Executive Director
 b)  Initial notification/Amendment                               Initial notification
 3   Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction
     platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
 a)  Name                                                         Oxford Metrics Plc
 b)  LEI                                                          2138002ZKGRM1MQ8JW43
 4   Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of
     instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each
     place where transactions have been conducted
 a)  Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument  Ordinary 0.25p shares

     Identification code                                          ISIN: GB0030312788
 b)  Nature of the transaction                                    Issue of Shares
 c)  Price(s) and volume(s)                                       Price(s)                                                Volume(s)
                                                                  1.   Exercise price: 0.25 pence per Ordinary Share      1.   1,200,000 Ordinary Shares

                                                                  2.   Exercise price: 0.25 pence per Ordinary Share      2.   600,000 Ordinary Shares

                                                                  3.   Exercise price: 59.06 pence per Ordinary Share     3.   400,000 Ordinary Shares
 d)  Aggregated information                                       N/a (Single transaction)
 e)  Date of the transaction                                      4 July 2022
 f)  Place of the transaction                                     London Stock Exchange, AIM

d)

Aggregated information

N/a (Single transaction)

e)

Date of the transaction

4 July 2022

f)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange, AIM

 

 1   Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely
     associated
 a)  Name                                                         1.   Nicholas Bolton

                                                                  2.   David Deacon

                                                                  3.   Catherine Robertson
 2   Reason for the notification
 a)  Position/status                                              1.     PDMR - Chief Executive Officer

                                                                  2.     PDMR - Chief Financial Officer

                                                                  3.     PDMR - Executive Director
 b)  Initial notification/Amendment                               Initial notification
 3   Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction
     platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
 a)  Name                                                         Oxford Metrics Plc
 b)  LEI                                                          2138002ZKGRM1MQ8JW43
 4   Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of
     instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each
     place where transactions have been conducted
 a)  Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument  Ordinary 0.25p shares

     Identification code                                          ISIN: GB0030312788
 b)  Nature of the transaction                                    Sale of Shares
 c)  Price(s) and volume(s)                                       Price(s)                              Volume(s)
                                                                  1.   102 pence per Ordinary Share     1.   513,002 Ordinary Shares

                                                                  2.   102 pence per Ordinary Share     2.   179,026 Ordinary Shares

                                                                  3.   102 pence per Ordinary Share     3.   236,184 Ordinary Shares
 d)  Aggregated information                                       N/a (Single transaction)
 e)  Date of the transaction                                      4 July 2022
 f)  Place of the transaction                                     London Stock Exchange, AIM

d)

Aggregated information

N/a (Single transaction)

e)

Date of the transaction

4 July 2022

f)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange, AIM

 

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